LOS ANGELES, CA – The Slamdance Film Festival today announced their Narrative and Documentary Feature Film Competition programs for its 22nd Festival edition. As the premiere film festival by filmmakers for filmmakers, Slamdance’s showcase of emerging artists includes 12 narrative and 8 documentary films. This 20-feature film competition includes 16 premieres – 12 World, 3 North American, and 1 US premieres. Slamdance is proud to present the best of first-time feature filmmakers pushing the boundaries of filmmaking with innovation and unique talent. All competition films are feature film directorial debuts with budgets of less than $1 million and without US distribution. All films were programmed entirely from blind submissions by the Slamdance filmmaking community.
Jury Awards are presented to feature films in both categories and all films are eligible for Audience Awards as well as the Spirit of Slamdance Award, judged by the filmmakers themselves.
“The standard of DIY filmmaking around the world is the highest we’ve seen, and the diversity of storytelling is the most we’ve experienced. With a record breaking number of submissions to select from, the narrative and documentary feature line-up has never been so competitive or as exciting to program.” states Co-founder and President, Peter Baxter.
2016 NARRATIVE FEATURES PROGRAM:
All the Colors of the Night – Director: Pedro Severien; Screenwriter: Luiz Otávio Pereira (Brazil)
Alvin’s Harmonious World of Opposites – Director & Screenwriter: Platon Theodoris (Australia/Indonesia) North American Premiere
Chemical Cut – Director & Screenwriter: Marjorie Conrad (USA) World Premiere
Driftwood – Director & Screenwriter: Paul Taylor (USA) World Premiere
Honey Buddies – Director: Alex Simmons; Screenwriters: Alex Simmons, David Giuntoli, Flula Borg (USA) World Premiere
Hunky Dory – Director: Michael Curtis Johnson; Screenwriters: Michael Curtis Johnson, Tomas Pais (USA) World Premiere
If There’s A Hell Below – Director: Nathan Williams; Screenwriters: Nathan Williams, Matthew Williams (USA) World Premiere
Last Summer – Director: Leonardo Guerra Seragnoli; Screenwriters: Leonardo Guerra Seragnoli, Igort (Italy) US Premiere
The Lesson – Director & Screenwriter: Ruth Platt (UK) North American Premiere
MAD – Director & Screenwriter: Robert G. Putka (USA) World Premiere
Neptune – Director: Derek Kimball; Screenwriters: Derek Kimball, Matthew Konkel (USA)
The Tail Job – Directors & Screenwriters: Bryan Moses, Daniel Millar (Australia) World Premiere
2016 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES PROGRAM:
1ha 43a – Director & Screenwriter: Monika Pirch (Germany) North American Premiere
Art of the Prank – Director & Screenwriter: Andrea Marini (USA)
Legendary funny man Joey Skaggs has been pulling Americas chain since 1965. His next hoax? Film festivals.
Dead Hands Dig Deep – Director: Jai Love; Screenwriters: Jai Love, Spencer Heath (USA/Australia ) World Premiere
Fursonas – Director & Screenwriter: Dominic Rodriguez (USA) World Premiere
Los Punks; We Are All We Have – Director: Angela Boatwright; Screenwriter: Christine Triano (USA) World Premiere
The Million Dollar Duck – Director: Brian Golden Davis; Screenwriter: Martin J. Smith
(USA) World Premiere
Myrtle Beach – Directors: Neil Rough, Michael Fuller (Canada) World Premiere
Peanut Gallery – Director & Screenwriter: Molly Gandour (USA)
The 2016 Slamdance Film Festival will take place from January 22rd – 28th, 2015 in Park City, Utah at the Treasure Mountain Inn, located at 255 Main Street, Park City, UT 84060
Please visit Slamdance Film Festival website for more info on the films or festival
– Originally Posted November 30, 2015.
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